NETWORK FINALS: The OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY went in the wrong direction in final numbers, down 0.2 to 7.5.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Adult Swim was in command of Friday cable, with THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW at 0.50, and MDE WORLD PEACE at 0.45, and in the pre-Adult Swim hour of 6PM, Cartoon Network hit the Top 10 with 0.35 for TEEN TITANS GO. Lifetime’s THE RAP GAME gained 0.02 to 0.41, while BRING IT fell 0.06 to 0.38. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES returned at 0.35. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER fell a heavy 0.12 to 0.28. On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.26/0.25. On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP dropped 0.06 to 0.23, and MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER held at 0.14. OWN’s LOVE THY NEIGHBOR rose 0.03 to 0.16. On Syfy, DARK MATTER lost 0.03 to 0.15, and KILLJOYS dropped 0.06 to 0.13. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE climbed 0.04 to 0.11. Cinemax’s OUTCAST was steady at 0.06.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 5, 2016

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

ERIC ANDRE SHOW

ADULT SWIM

12:00 AM

15

0.50

1,195

2

M D E: WORLD PEACE

ADULT SWIM

12:15 AM

15

0.45

1,033

3

RAP GAME

LIFETIME TELEVISION

10:02 PM

60

0.41

1,158

4

BRING IT!

LIFETIME TELEVISION

9:00 PM

62

0.38

1,126

5

DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES

FOOD NETWORK

9:00 PM

30

0.35

1,079

6

TEEN TITANS GO

THE CARTOON NETWORK

6:00 PM

30

0.35

1,678

7

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER

HBO PRIME

10:00 PM

57

0.28

1,085

8

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN

5:30 PM

30

0.26

617

9

RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8

MTV

10:00 PM

30

0.26

590

10

RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8

MTV

10:30 PM

30

0.25

608

11

MUTT & STUFF

NICKELODEON

10:00 AM

30

0.25

1,213

12

WE BARE BEARS

THE CARTOON NETWORK

5:00 PM

30

0.23

1,095

13

MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS

WETV

9:00 PM

60

0.23

518

14

PASSPORT TO MURDER

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.23

812

15

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ESPN

4:30 PM

30

0.22

448

16

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN

5:00 PM

30

0.21

427

17

DOC MCSTUFFINS

DISNEY JUNIOR

9:30 AM

25

0.21

881

18

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

6:00 PM

60

0.20

874

19

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

5:00 PM

60

0.19

972

20

ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT

CNN

7:00 PM

60

0.19

859

21

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 PM

60

0.19

2,055

22

NFL LIVE L

ESPN

3:00 PM

60

0.19

411

23

KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.19

1,961

24

LION GUARD

DISNEY JUNIOR

9:00 AM

25

0.18

839

25

SPORTSNATION L

ESPN

4:00 PM

30

0.18

387

26

THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.18

2,378

27

LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER

CNN

4:00 PM

60

0.18

931

28

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

3:00 PM

60

0.18

880

29

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

10:00 AM

60

0.16

782

30

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

8:00 PM

60

0.16

888

31

FIVE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

5:00 PM

60

0.16

2,012

32

LOVE THY NEIGHBOR

OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

9:00 PM

30

0.16

548

33

SPORTSCENTER MORNING L

ESPN

2:00 AM

60

0.16

305

34

NEW DAY

CNN

7:00 AM

60

0.16

655

35

DARK MATTER

SYFY

10:00 PM

60

0.15

654

36

WOLF

CNN

1:00 PM

60

0.15

871

37

FIRST TAKE L: N/A

ESPN2

10:00 AM

120

0.15

324

38

LEGAL VIEW

CNN

12:00 PM

60

0.15

723

39

HANNITY SPECIAL

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.15

1,699

40

ON THE RECORD W/GRETA

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.15

1,778

41

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

2:00 PM

60

0.15

867

42

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

1:00 AM

60

0.15

295

43

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.15

1,186

44

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN

6:00 PM

60

0.15

365

45

BLUE: A SECRET LIFE

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK

11:00 PM

60

0.14

414

46

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

7:00 AM

60

0.14

321

47

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 AM

60

0.14

1,426

48

SPORTSCENTER 12AM L

ESPN

12:00 AM

60

0.14

289

49

MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER

WETV

10:00 PM

60

0.14

332

50

NFL INSIDERS L

ESPN

2:00 PM

60

0.14

329

51

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

12:00 PM

60

0.14

313

52

NEW DAY

CNN

8:00 AM

60

0.14

698

53

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

9:00 AM

60

0.13

725

54

OTL – FIRST REPORT L

ESPN

1:00 PM

30

0.13

309

55

KILLJOYS

SYFY

9:00 PM

60

0.13

554

56

AT THIS HOUR

CNN

11:00 AM

60

0.13

729

57

ALL IN WITH CAM

NICKELODEON

8:00 PM

30

0.13

846

58

RACHEL MADDOW SHOW

MSNBC

9:00 PM

60

0.13

1,021

59

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

9:00 PM

60

0.13

712

60

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.12

1,502

61

BLUE: A SECRET LIFE

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK

10:00 PM

60

0.12

417

62

E! NEWS

E!

7:00 PM

60

0.12

318

63

COPS

SPIKE TV

5:00 PM

30

0.12

349

64

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

11:00 PM

60

0.12

301

65

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

11:00 AM

60

0.12

299

66

HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS

MSNBC

7:00 PM

60

0.12

1,073

67

TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE

DIY NETWORK

9:00 PM

60

0.11

653

68

ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES

MSNBC

8:00 PM

60

0.11

902

69

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

9:00 AM

60

0.11

285

70

KILLER WOMEN: N/A

TLC

8:00 PM

120

0.11

449

71

PREMIER BOXING CHAMPS L: D. BENAVIDEZ/D. DOUGHLIN

ESPN

9:00 PM

120

0.11

416

72

OUTNUMBERED

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

12:00 PM

60

0.11

1,378

73

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L

ESPN

1:30 PM

30

0.11

261

74

REAL HOUSEWIVES MELBOURNE

BRAVO

9:00 PM

75

0.11

271

75

YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

4:00 PM

60

0.11

1,305

76

SPORTSCENTER PRIME L: N/A

ESPN

7:00 PM

120

0.11

273

77

INDEPENDENCE DAY: INDEPENDENCE DAY

HBO PRIME

5:45 PM

145

0.10

277

78

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.10

1,288

79

SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

3:00 PM

60

0.10

1,218

80

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

8:00 AM

60

0.10

240

81

INSIDE MAN

CNN

10:00 PM

60

0.10

341

82

NEW DAY

CNN

6:00 AM

60

0.10

535

83

CHARLIE WILSONS WAR

HBO PRIME

8:15 PM

102

0.10

324

84

MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM

TRAVEL CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.10

464

85

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

1:00 PM

60

0.10

1,094

86

MORNING JOE: N/A

MSNBC

6:00 AM

180

0.09

806

87

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 AM

60

0.09

826

88

AMBER ROSE SHOW

VH1

11:00 PM

29

0.09

206

89

E! NEWS

E!

11:00 PM

62

0.09

248

90

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

6:00 AM

60

0.09

278

91

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

10:00 AM

60

0.09

278

92

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

1:00 PM

60

0.09

829

93

CAKE WARS

COOKING CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.09

226

94

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A

ESPN2

6:00 AM

240

0.09

211

95

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.09

1,452

96

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

7:00 AM

60

0.08

255

97

AMERICAS ELECTION HQ

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

2:00 PM

60

0.08

1,128

98

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT

MSNBC

6:00 PM

60

0.08

776

99

HIS & HERS L

ESPN2

12:00 PM

60

0.08

189

100

MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL

MSNBC

11:00 AM

60

0.08

666

101

MTP DAILY

MSNBC

5:00 PM

60

0.08

952

102

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T

POP

7:00 PM

60

0.08

402

103

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

9:00 AM

60

0.08

668

104

ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS

MSNBC

12:00 PM

60

0.08

715

105

NASCAR AMERICA

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

5:58 PM

62

0.08

289

106

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN2

6:30 PM

30

0.08

156

107

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

2:00 PM

60

0.08

656

108

PRIMAL SURVIVOR COMP

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL

8:00 PM

60

0.08

284

109

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

3:00 PM

60

0.07

680

110

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

10:00 AM

60

0.07

642

111

NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

4:32 PM

86

0.07

374

112

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

8:00 AM

60

0.07

246

113

CAKE WARS

COOKING CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.07

188

114

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

9:00 AM

60

0.07

277

115

KITTEN SUMMER GAMES: N/A

HALLMARK CHANNEL

8:00 PM

120

0.07

356

116

FIRST TAKE SPECIAL

ESPN2

5:00 PM

60

0.06

129

117

LATE MOVIE 1: ZOMBIELAND

IFC TV

1:00 AM

120

0.06

159

118

DEATH ROW STORIES

HLN

7:00 PM

60

0.06

207

119

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN2

6:00 PM

30

0.06

137

120

DEATH ROW STORIES

HLN

8:00 PM

60

0.06

293

121

OUTCAST

MAXPRIME

10:00 PM

46

0.06

146

122

DEATH ROW STORIES

HLN

9:00 PM

60

0.06

278

123

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

4:00 PM

60

0.06

704

124

BLACK HAWK DOWN: BLACK HAWK DOWN

SHOWTIME PRIME

9:00 PM

144

0.06

180

125

NFL TOTAL ACCESS

NFL NETWORK

7:00 PM

60

0.05

124

126

PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP: CHC AT OAK/BOS AT LAD

MLB NETWORK

10:57 PM

128

0.05

160

127

CESAR 911

NAT GEO WILD

9:00 PM

60

0.05

301

128

BIG BROTHER: AFTER DARK: BBA-160143 BBAD EP 1143 8/5/16

POP

12:00 AM

180

0.05

135

129

CINE VERANO FRI 7P: SHORT CIRCUIT

GALAVISION

7:00 PM

120

0.05

109

130

NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

3:00 PM

92

0.05

281

131

MLB TONIGHT PRIME

MLB NETWORK

9:32 PM

85

0.05

231

132

TELETUBBIES

NICK JR

8:00 AM

27

0.05

281

133

PGA TOUR: 2016 TRAVELERS CHP

GOLF CHANNEL

2:58 PM

182

0.05

360

134

BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T

POP

6:30 PM

30

0.05

250

135

INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE

NFL NETWORK

6:00 PM

60

0.05

112

136

UNDER SIEGE

MAXPRIME

4:10 PM

103

0.05

125

137

MICHAELA

HLN

10:00 AM

60

0.05

209

138

GARFIELD SHOW, THE

BOOMERANG

10:00 AM

30

0.05

199

139

SUNSET LIMITED THE

HBO PRIME

6:00 AM

11

0.05

125

140

NFL LIVE

ESPN2

4:00 PM

60

0.04

118

141

WWE RAW – EN ESP: N/A

NBC UNIVERSO

8:00 PM

180

0.04

92

142

PRIME MOVIE 1: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

IFC TV

8:00 PM

150

0.04

171

143

POLICEWOMEN FILES

OXYGEN MEDIA

9:00 PM

60

0.04

192

144

NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

12:30 PM

90

0.04

280

145

INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE

NFL NETWORK

2:00 PM

60

0.04

100

146

UNIVISON DEPORTES FC

UNIVISION DEPORTES

7:00 PM

60

0.04

80

147

HOME & FAMILY: N/A

HALLMARK CHANNEL

10:00 AM

120

0.04

160

148

INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE: ON THE FIELD

NFL NETWORK

12:00 PM

120

0.04

100

149

PRIME BASEBALL GAME: SF AT WAS/CLE AT NYY

MLB NETWORK

7:00 PM

152

0.04

247

150

CAKE WARS

COOKING CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.04

119

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MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.